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Benjamin Darbyshire

1845 – 1907

English cricketer and Anglican priest

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Lived 1845 – 1907 (aged 61). Benjamin Darbyshire was a cricketer.

Benjamin Stewart Darbyshire (13 June 1845 – 18 January 1907) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of Benjamin Darbyshire senior, he was born in June 1845 in West Derby, Lancashire (now Liverpool). He later studied at Wadham College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1864 and 66, with both matches played at Oxford. In the 1864 fixture, he took a five wicket haul. After graduating from Oxford, Darbyshire took holy orders in the Church of England. He was the canon of St Paul's Church, Sheffield from 1868–70, before assuming the post of vicar for Blundellsands from 1870. In 1879, he was made a temporary chaplain in the 36th West Riding of Yorkshire Corps. Darbyshire died in January 1907 at Birkdale, Lancashire. His nephew, Cecil Moon, also played first-class cricket.

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English cricketer and Anglican priest

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Benjamin Darbyshire was born on 13 June 1845 in West Derby.

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Benjamin Darbyshire died on 18 January 1907 in Birkdale.

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Benjamin Darbyshire was a cricketer.

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